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Newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, online news sources, and blogs mention our work or quote our staff more than 500 times a year. Selected media stories that cite our research, op-eds we’ve written, press releases about our research and eNewsletters are available through the Press Room menu.

In addition, community groups, advocacy organizations, funders, and others invite members of our staff to present findings from our research at more than 100 events each year. Download our two-page backgrounder on Policy Matters here.

The Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio Sen. Cecil Thomas, a Democrat, lives in North Avondale.
It’s not news that Ohio is in the midst of a budget crisis. Gov. John Kasich is predicting a recession, the opioid epidemic... read more

By Karen Farkas, Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Students who attend for-profit colleges earn less and have more debt, according to a new report from Policy Matters Ohio. More state oversight is needed and Ohio needs... read more

By Jessica Wehrman, The Columbus Dispatch
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will release a budget today that is bold, brash and, according to many, faces a grim future in Congress.
It’s bold because it presumes a 3... read more

By Tom Jackson, The Sandusky Register
SANDUSKY — Republican proposals to limit spending on Medicaid could be harmful to Ohio because of the state's demographics, a health care expert said Monday in Sandusky.
Wendy Patton is senior... read more

By JULIE CARR SMYTH, AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich is preparing to make an $800 million argument for his plan that would allow the state to process and distribute... read more

Many native Ohioans would make phenomenal top labor law enforcers for the United States. Andy Puzder is not one of them.
The Cleveland-born Puzder, nominated by President Donald Trump to run the Department of Labor, better... read more